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Older brains learn plenty, but don’t filterFebruary 2, 2015 By NDG StaffNo CommentsThe finding is not necessarily discouraging news, says Takeo Watanabe. Perhaps filtering can be improved with some kind of training. “The hope is that maybe what older people need to do is to learn a skill to avoid learning what is not necessary.”By…See More

DIFFERENTIATED INSTRUCTIONSubscribe to RSS50+ Tools for Differentiating Instruction Through Social MediaJANUARY 16, 2015Imagine a world where resources were limited to what was found in the classroom or the school closet known as the "Curriculum Materials Room." Picture a world where students wrote letters with pen and paper to communicate with other students…See More

The Power of Digital Storyby Bob DillonDECEMBER 15, 2014Telling our story is an essential part of our humanness. It allows us to feel part of the community that knows our story, and it fosters empathy for those that surround us. Story is a powerful force in shaping mental models, motivating and persuading others, and teaching the lessons of life. Telling story extends back to a time when oral history dominated the tools of communication. And now the flood of technology tools that allow for…See More

With age, we lose our visual learning filter posted by news on november 26, 2014 - 5:30pmOlder people can actually take in and learn from visual information more readily than younger people do, according to new evidence reported in the Cell Press journal Current Biology on November 26. This surprising discovery is explained by an apparent decline with age in the ability to filter out irrelevant information."It is quite counterintuitive that there is a case in which older individuals learn more…See More

The Screen Time Rules You Really Should Enforce This YearAuthor InformationThe Huffington Post | By Rebecca Adams While parents grapple with how much screen time is too much for children, new research now supports their suspicions: An excess amount of time in front of screens is bad for kids.The Learning Habit study, published this month in the American Journal of Family Therapy and in a book titled…See More

MSU psychology study takes unique look at visual learning6:36 p.m. CDT October 26, 2014You’re driving on the interstate with traffic all around you. In tiny increments of time, you are aware of the types of cars on either side. Because you’re familiar with them, your conscious attention is directed elsewhere.Psychologist Wayne Mitchell, coordinator of the experimental psychology graduate program at Missouri State University, is fascinated by the response to the unfamiliar, especially in…See More

Why visual literacy is importantPosted: Wednesday, October 15, 2014 12:00 am | Updated: 12:35 pm, Wed Oct 15, 2014.Bailey Freestone bailey.freestone@iowastatedaily.comVisual literacy is the ability to look at the world around you and analyze what is being seen to give it a deeper meaning. While students look at their surroundings, they rarely take it in and understand the true meaning behind what they are seeing.“Most people spend about…See More

The extraordinary art of autistic 'five-year-old Monet'endclickprintincludestartclickprintexclude no partnerBy Jake Wallis Simons, for CNNupdated 7:50 AM EDT, Thu October 9, 2014(CNN) -- At first glance, they could almost pass for masterpieces by Monet or Renoir.But these impressionist-style paintings -- which are changing hands for thousands of dollars -- were painted by a five-year-old girl who is unable to speak.Meet Iris Halmshaw, an autistic…See More